The Hook, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Bawley Point, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 56 km.

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About The Hook

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (97°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (277°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 55). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and October, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Bawley Point, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 56 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to The Hook.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Bawley Point, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 56 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Hook, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	135kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	4 ft5 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft5 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	4 ft7 smushy	151kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	22, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 28Oct	13, too small	1 ft7 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	20°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 3h 25 by road. About 30h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf The Hook
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf The Hook
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf The Hook
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf The Hook
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 3h 25 by road. About 30h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,315–£2,580 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£820–£1,705
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,315–£2,580

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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